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The question of how the 2nd century grave marker of the Roman sailor made its way into the backyard of a New Orleans shotgun house has been answered. All it took was for the news story to reach the previous homeowner, Erin Scott O’Brien, who had sold the house to the current owners in 2018. She’s the one who placed the tablet in the yard, but she had no idea that it was a 1900-year-old Roman gravestone, or even that it was an antique. She got the tablet from her mother. It had belonged to her maternal grandfather, Charles Paddock Jr., Master Sergeant Charles E. Paddock was stationed in Italy during World War II. A musician by trade, he was in the special service section of the USO when he met his future wife, Adele Vincenza Paoli, herself an accomplished violinist and artist. They married in Italy 79 years ago almost today the day (October 14th, 1946). Paddock took his bride back to the United States and they lived in New Orleans where Charles taught voice in the music department at Loyola University, and worked with local artists, including legendary entertainer Chris Owens, known as the Queen of the Latin Quarter.  The tablet was one curio among several in the Paddock’s display case at their home in the Gentilly neighborhood. He died in 1986, and neither O’Brien nor any of her older relatives knew anything about the grave marker. They didn’t know it was a grave marker, for that matter. They just thought it was a piece of art. When O’Brien bought the shotgun house in 2003, her mother gave her the inscribed stone she had inherited from her father. O’Brien and her husband planted a tree in the backyard and placed the slab there as marker to solemnize the start of the new chapter in their lives. No one in her family had any idea of its history. By the time she sold the house in 2018, she forgot she’d put it there. “I just thought it was a piece of art,” she said, recalling that the object she and other relatives inherited from her grandparents didn’t seem unusual. “I had no idea it was a 2,000-year-old relic.” As for how Master Sergeant Charles E. Paddock acquired the artifact, that remains unknown. It seems likely that he (or his wife) bought it in Italy during or right after the war as a souvenir, but they never spoke of it that anybody recalls, so the full saga will probably never be told.

Gaza City, October 10, 2025 — In a bold display of political purity, a coalition of Pro-Palestinian activists has issued a fervent demand that the ongoing genocide in Gaza persist indefinitely, or at least until a peace negotiator can be found who isn’t former President Donald J. Trump. The group, chanting slogans like “No peace ‘til we find someone woke enough!” and “Genocide’s fine, just not with that guy!”, gathered outside conflict zones to make their case. Spokesperson Aaliyah Jones, draped in a keffiyeh sourced from an ethically dubious fast-fashion retailer, explained the group’s stance. “We’re absolutely committed to ending the violence,” she said, pausing to adjust her megaphone, “but only if the peace plan comes from someone with impeccable progressive credentials. Trump’s deal-making vibes are just too icky. We’d rather wait for, like, AOC or a TikTok influencer with at least 2 million followers.” The protesters, many of whom arrived in electric Ubers to minimize their carbon footprint, waved signs reading “Ceasefire Later, Principles Now!” and “Genocide Bad, But Trump Worse!” They argue that allowing Trump to broker peace would set a dangerous precedent for “problematic” leaders to resolve global conflicts. “Sure, thousands are dying,” said activist Brayden Smith, a gender studies major from Brooklyn, “but if Trump gets credit, it’s like the patriarchy wins again. We can’t have that.” Local residents, dodging airstrikes to comment, expressed mild confusion. “I just want the bombs to stop,” said Mahmoud, a shopkeeper whose store was reduced to rubble last week. “I don’t care who signs the paper. Trump, Biden, a random Swedish diplomat—honestly, I’d take a sentient AI at this point.” Mahmoud’s plea was swiftly dismissed by protesters as “insufficiently nuanced.” The group’s demands include a peace process led by a coalition of “intersectionally approved” mediators, preferably with no ties to American politics, capitalism, or anyone who’s ever tweeted something cancellable. Suggestions include Greta Thunberg, a yet-to-be-elected UN secretary-general from a neutral country, or “maybe that guy who runs the vegan bakery in Portland,” according to Jones. Critics have pointed out that prolonging the conflict might exacerbate the humanitarian crisis, with over 40,000 reported deaths and millions displaced. The activists countered with a prepared statement, read aloud in unison: “We acknowledge the suffering, but we cannot compromise on our values. A Trump-led peace deal would be, like, super cringe and ideologically impure.” Meanwhile, Trump, reached for comment at his Mar-a-Lago golf course, shrugged off the controversy. “I could end it in 24 hours, believe me. Best peace deal, tremendous, nobody does peace like me. But if they want to wait for Bernie Sanders or whoever, that’s their funeral. Sad!” As the conflict grinds on, the protesters remain steadfast, vowing to keep the pressure on until a suitably progressive savior emerges. “We’re in this for the long haul,” Jones declared, sipping a $7 oat milk latte. “Justice can wait a little longer.” The post Pro-Palestinian protesters demand genocide continue until someone besides Trump can negotiate peace plan appeared first on Genesius Times.

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